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I’ve known Dan Beard since high school. The above song was considered a silly throw away by members of the Georgia Satellites. When they were recording their debut full length LP at Cheshire Studios in 1986, it was a last minute addition. Its inclusion was loudly championed by one of Dan’s and my high school pals. Steve disrupted recording and production until everyone involved agreed to put the song on the album. It’s their sole hit.
 
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When I transferred into Dan Beard’s high school in 1970, the preferred greasy spoon for late night and morning after grub was the Dunk ‘n’ Dine. The most perplexing item on the menu was, “grits(3).” Dan pestered a waitress about it, deflecting her explanation to indulge his own humorous riffing. She demanded that he order or she would leave our table to serve other customers. He requested the side order of grits(3). When she brought it out to him, there were 3 melon ball scoops of congealed grits in a small bowl of boiling hot water. She declared, “Here. You can stir it up yourself.”
 
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Tin Man said:


When I transferred into Dan Beard’s high school in 1970, the preferred greasy spoon for late night and morning after grub was the Dunk ‘n’ Dine. The most perplexing item on the menu was, “grits(3).” Dan pestered a waitress about it, deflecting her explanation to indulge his own humorous riffing. She demanded that he order or she would leave our table to serve other customers. He requested the side order of grits(3). When she brought it out to him, there were 3 melon ball scoops of congealed grits in a small bowl of boiling hot water. She declared, “Here. You can stir it up yourself.”
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Coda: The delivery of the grits(3) and its appearance so impressed our friend, Amon, that his incredulity and laughter infected us all. I miss Amon. He died too young.
 
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